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2023 Stanford

3–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Troy Taylor.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2023, game by game: won at Hawai’i 37–24; lost at No. 6 USC 10–56; lost vs. Sacramento State 23–30; lost vs. Arizona 20–21; lost vs. No. 9 Oregon 6–42; won at Colorado 46–43; lost vs. No. 25 UCLA 7–42; lost vs. No. 5 Washington 33–42; won at Washington State 10–7; lost at No. 12 Oregon State 17–62; lost vs. California 15–27; lost vs. No. 17 Notre Dame 23–56+13−46Won 37–24 at Hawai’i+13Hawai’iLost 10–56 at No. 6 USC-46No. 6 USCLost 23–30 vs. Sacramento State-7Sacramento StateLost 20–21 vs. Arizona-1ArizonaLost 6–42 vs. No. 9 Oregon-36No. 9 OregonWon 46–43 at Colorado+3ColoradoLost 7–42 vs. No. 25 UCLA-35No. 25 UCLALost 33–42 vs. No. 5 Washington-9No. 5 WashingtonWon 10–7 at Washington State+3Washington StateLost 17–62 at No. 12 Oregon State-45No. 12 Oregon StateLost 15–27 vs. California-12CaliforniaLost 23–56 vs. No. 17 Notre Dame-33No. 17 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atHawai’iW 37–⁠2444%
Sep 9at6USCL 10–⁠5619%
Sep 16vsSacramento StateL 23–⁠3045%
Sep 23vsArizonaL 20–⁠2148%
Sep 30vs9OregonL 6–⁠4222%
Oct 13atColoradoW 46–⁠4333%
Oct 21vs25UCLAL 7–⁠4227%
Oct 28vs5WashingtonL 33–⁠4216%
Nov 4atWashington StateW 10–⁠729%
Nov 11at12Oregon StateL 17–⁠6212%
Nov 18vsCaliforniaL 15–⁠2747%
Nov 25vs17Notre DameL 23–⁠5616%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 56–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 9th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠452
Coach
Troy Taylor
Elo
1349 −48 this season
SP+ rating
-11.9 No. 108 of 133; offense No. 95, defense No. 116, special teams No. 36
SRS
−5.2 No. 90 of 133 in FBS
Returning
39% of last season’s EPA, No. 93 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 46 roster talent No. 37 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Bobby April
Offense
West Coast
Defense
2–⁠4–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense114th of 133
  • Defense130th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted100th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0138%1.29114th of 133
Defense0.2851%1.24130th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.20 def		39% off
47% def		—100th off
129th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 2720% allowed
Defense5.1own 3011% caused

CORE rating -14.7, 118th of 133 (offense -5.7, defense 9.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAshton Daniels QB2,247 yds
Passing touchdownsAshton Daniels QB11 TD
Rushing yardsJustin Lamson QB334 yds
Rushing touchdownsJustin Lamson QB5 TD
Receiving yardsElic Ayomanor WR1,013 yds
Receiving touchdownsElic Ayomanor WR6 TD
TacklesGaethan Bernadel LB81 tkl
SacksDavid Bailey LB5 sacks
InterceptionsScotty Edwards S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jshawn Frausto-Ramos CB★★★★No. 418
Ahmari Borden WR★★★No. 452
Myles Jackson QB★★★No. 463
Tiger Bachmeier WR★★★No. 488
Sedrick Irvin Jr. RB★★★No. 521

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.889
Running backs23.00.870
Receivers43.00.867
Offensive line53.00.868
Defensive line53.00.856
Linebackers13.00.800
Defensive backs33.30.868
Athletes and specialists23.00.851
Whole class233.00.862

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 6Joshua Karty KLos Angeles Rams

Roster 106

The 2023 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2023 portal
Trevor Mayberry OT★★★from Pennsylvania
Gaethan Bernadel LB★★★from Florida International
Alec Bank OT★★★from Harvard
Justin Lamson QB★★★from Syracuse

Transfers out 21

Walter Rouse OT★★★★to Oklahoma
Drake Nugent OL★★★★to Michigan
Levani Damuni LB★★★★to Utah
Myles Hinton OT★★★★to Michigan
Jacob Mangum-Farrar LB★★★to Indiana
Arlen Harris RB★★★to Iowa State
Jake Hornibrook OT★★★to Duke
Jonathan McGill S★★★to SMU
Nicolas Toomer CB★★★to Indiana
Salim Turner-Muhammad CB★★★to Purdue
Stephen Herron DE★★★to Louisville
Bradley Archer TE★★★to Indiana

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington9–⁠014–⁠12
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠26
Arizona7–⁠210–⁠311
Utah5–⁠48–⁠5
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Oregon State5–⁠48–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠56–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠75–⁠7
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford2–⁠73–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.